Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-28
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seom To indicate that the present generation
of American citizens look upon legislatton -
4 KIND Of patent nostrum, anu Tue govern.
ment n a sort of big Moor house, asylum, or
nurserv. We have releusted 10 Il the pster.
nal duyv nj tha sducstion of our children.
we bslf xpect and sImost demand that Il
shonid ass,,,ne the care of the eick and crip.
pled. The Insane. Ana the law and nhI,tisss
rannar.c,..s Iond ara the CITES that vouid
rm.Es = !, ira nu,,tisr ravui.tor. ana cmsarver
throwing upon It the duty Of measuring out
to Us our iood, or at least our drink, 70 say
n.g no,ning o. o.ner @ Inuu'gensee n,. wua non Nn.
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which this debauchinR tendency can carry
nation, costing us, a 1t does, more every
year Tor the maintenance OF an army that -
ago than any OF the nations oi Europe ex.
pend for the maintenance OF their immense
standing armies, which atter Oil are In exist.
ence - . living and fighting forca
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ticu' on TINS sup)ecI perhsps more cioeriy
than from the records OF any other OF our
American common wealths, II indicated thus
by Prot Johnston "Government never was,
against which he was to lean for res, /; or
which he was to use for the purpose OF evsd
Ing the consequences OF his own needless.
ness OF wn'cn was 20 s~si!ow up MS pel,
pnrnn:s ~ hs ,ss,,,c,ad ~ r.. n.,,p~a.t
etiectiye limitn. and To he worked. like snv
other machine TO its highest capacity within
is proper limitA" We have, moreover, in
Conhooticuts history sounusht PROOF OF the
sso.y snu oo.Ioc,nSas " nor iut. oI kovoln'
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Po'"ouS'y P'eSsie"' III OUT coun"y'
Connecticuts idea, 1t will be noticed, was
the idea that lay at the very foundation OF
Thomas Jefrsrsou's princlpIss of govern.
mani I, a. tho onIv ,rno ana ,s,ions, on.
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shd slono Ill sccord win the laws OF SOCIAL
evolution according IN which human society
is growing and progressing, The prevalent
idea OF Pa,ernal govern nnent, in which the
individual Is swallowed up In the social
body, and depends upon II for-sverythtng,
Is really an evil and danger OF urgent i'm.
portancs and magnitude 1t is simply suici.
dsl. The tendency to pat the government In
place OF the parent ~ head OF the family, and
even OF conscience ~ supreme authority and
governor Of every individual In his personal
relations and private lie, is necessarily and
inevitably sslt destructive
Herbert Spencer has expresaed tbis truth
varv c,ea,,v In nj. p.;nc,r,,.. ~ S..:o|a'.
snd ,.,sr am NO. .n.,,sa.,, y, no..o.oyS; .
~. ''.S - aso. sun "o .poo'uo".ly AZ .eSersl u
The law for the undsveloped Is that there
shall be most aid where there In least merit.
The hsl pless, usels - infant, extremely exio-
,,n, n,n., fro,, Ron. 90 80. - s., -.
when the younr man enter into the nst,,s os
life, he 10 dealt with alter . contrary AZ stem.
The general principle now isthat his reward
snaL oe ptopoluoneu 10 MS value. Though
,%a atts",s y, ,S;s so"p, ouUs nas ,hy sy Soton
tion of them is INIT siipht and "n.rt s.Sn,
pareptsl aid, this social Law is but IN a ANAL
degree travsrsed by private generosity.
Then In subsequsnt years when parental Aid
has ceased, the stress OF the struggle beoOmee
greater, aud the I'd justment of prosperity 10
efficiency more Rigorous Clearly with 4 so.
ciety, ss with Q species, survival depepds on
conformity to both OF these Antagonist priuci
ples. Import into the family the law of the
society, and let children from infancy M
wards have life sustaining supplies propOr
toned TO their liie-sustaininR isbors and the
Hs young. Import into society the law OF the
m1n.,,,o,, sS ,hs Iu-susinnk ,',s 70 9ieat IN
smsII and ,ha s.cistv dscsv. frns, ;"..as.. ,,
its least worthy msSbers and decresss of its
most worthy msnbers. 1t tails to hold its
own 10 the struggle with other societies,
wnicn allow play 10 tnS natural law that
P%psIity snsi! Wy - enic.ency. ~
nenes tno noco:sny VI ms.nta,ning tnis
C0IUlOal OlHtluCtlOu O0tWe0n tu0 0thlC0 oil the